Being a full-time blogger can be an overwhelming job. I don’t have the security of a big company sending me paychecks, taking care of taxes and insurance and retirement. I don’t get paid time off for vacations and when I am sick, and I really miss that big fancy copier…
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At the beginning of each month, I share a recap of the previous month. I donate a portion of each month’s profits to a charity; since you are the reason I can make the donation I ask for your vote a week in advance and share the results in this…
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Last Friday I was at cabi’s conference The Scoop. I had felt under the weather all week, got my period early and with serious intensity, was in a different time zone, and just feeling off. I showed up to the San Diego Convention Center feeling a bit clammy. I wore…
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Yesterday was my 45th birthday. I don’t like making a big deal about my birthdays. I’ve never been one to believe in a “birthday month” or even “birthday week.” I have my birthday hidden on Facebook so I don’t end up having the girl I met from summer camp in…
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I’m writing this Thursday night from a hotel room in San Diego, California. I am here for cabi’s twice-yearly conference, The Scoop. This is my fourth time attending a Scoop, but this time is different as I am one of the faces of cabi this season! Outside the San Diego…
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I love to travel, and I am the one who books our family’s travel. When I travel for work, I prefer a stipend over travel being booked for me so I can get what I want at the price I know I can find. I love staying in a good…
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This coming week will be a bit lighter than usual with content. I’m leaving on a jet plane bright and early Monday morning for California and won’t be back until… I don’t know whether to call is Saturday night or Sunday morning. It’s early AF or late AF depending on…
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Since the Australian bushfires fires started in September, over 14 million acres of land have burned. That’s more than the Amazon and California fires combined. It’s been estimated that half a billion animals have been killed just in New South Wales, and many thousands more are injured and homeless. Thousands…
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